Baisley Pro street Heads
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In all due respect for Dan Baisely, IMHO you are paying more for the name. I have a set of his Pro Street heads that I removed. Long story but the bike never sealed up well. Not Baisely's fault but in the end they are on the shelf and I went with new cylinders, pistons and another head porter's pro street work for much less. He does do quality work with premium parts and is a super good guy to talk to, but then so do many others.
Make me an offer if you want used low mile Baisley heads with corrected geometry rockers.
Make me an offer if you want used low mile Baisley heads with corrected geometry rockers.
First of all, want to show someone respect? Spell his name correctly-It's BAISLEY, DAN BAISLEY, a multi World Record and Championship legend. How do you think he got that name known World Wide? He earned it. Period.
Baisley's heads had zero to do with your poor ring seal and blow by, as you mentioned, so why bring it up?
I know who did your heads....does he know you are posting this?
You have a strong running Dyna making good HP (although you need to actually make a legit pull on modern DJ software, you might get a big surprise).
Last edited by PWMORRIS; Jul 12, 2017 at 07:49 PM.
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From: CONUS
Hello all new to the forum life been reading all old threads and seen alot of recommendations for Baisley heads after speaking with him he said his pro street head would be the best for me. So what i am asking is has anybody paid the $2200 and were you happy with the results
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
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From: poway
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. IME, the ride was well worth the price of the ticket. There are lots of ambulance chasers on forums, self promoting, trying to drum up business for themselves. They even have their own cheering squads. Quite comical, but also very sad. There is a reason you don't see Dan Baisley on forums chasing work and why he has a longer wait, while so many others are on like five forums chasing jobs.
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
Tell em like it is, Ed.. Dorfman is picking up on the experience.. Not sure if he's brought his bench in line with the others tho..
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. IME, the ride was well worth the price of the ticket. There are lots of ambulance chasers on forums, self promoting, trying to drum up business for themselves. They even have their own cheering squads. Quite comical, but also very sad. There is a reason you don't see Dan Baisley on forums chasing work and why he has a longer wait, while so many others are on like five forums chasing jobs.
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
And I must say Andrew is a very good tuner.....
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From: Alorton, Illinois
Pass on that BS if you really want to know what you have. Take it to the track. Nobody can argue with a time slip.
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From: deland,florida
we`ve many (too many to count) sets of baisley heads come thru the shop over the years,race & street,evo & TC.some very good,some not so good.as far as the race heads,it kinda seems to lay on "who you are",while some bigger name guys had awesome heads,other smaller race teams (who paid for the same level of headwork) where far off the bigger name teams heads.personally,anyone who pays 2200.00 for headwork & has to supply the castings is really spending way too much,lots of very good porters who can get the same results for a fraction of the cost
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Which is why I said this at the bottom of post #41-
"Would love to see you actually take your Dyna to the track, now that would be good..."
BTW, the chances he actually does this are slim to none-better to talk a big game on the net-
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. IME, the ride was well worth the price of the ticket. There are lots of ambulance chasers on forums, self promoting, trying to drum up business for themselves. They even have their own cheering squads. Quite comical, but also very sad. There is a reason you don't see Dan Baisley on forums chasing work and why he has a longer wait, while so many others are on like five forums chasing jobs.
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
FWIW, I have personally installed and tuned some heads from the ambulance chaser crowd. NOT in the same league with Dan Baisley. Not even close.
If for some reason you decide against having Dan do your heads (I get the cost and time factor), good alternatives would be WFO Larry at Larry's Machine, Scott Palmer at Hillside and Zippers. Not in any particular order. These guys are also very good. Oops, forgot to include Andrew Rosa at Rosa's cycle. Another top notch shop.
If true, I vote for everyone wanting head work to go for the $299. head special (insert bargain basement deal here)......Anything more, you are a sucker, and you could have gotten the same results at a fraction of the cost.
Back to reality, Forget all Baisley's records and championships for a moment.....I am disappointed that someone, even another porter would throw shade on his product.
No one, I mean no product has zero issues. Trust me, It goes both ways, and builders, I always thought, never stepped on another builders toes.
I won't post that crap here about porters whose customers were pissed off (which may or may not be true, but it's some nasty stuff), as I don't go there, and will leave it at that as of now, but there has to be a level of respect in this industry...period.
There is plenty of business to go around.
Last edited by PWMORRIS; Jul 14, 2017 at 08:56 PM.
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I love sentences that start with "In all due respect", then throw a guy under the bus....
First of all, want to show someone respect? Spell his name correctly-It's BAISLEY, DAN BAISLEY, a multi World Record and Championship legend. How do you think he got that name known World Wide? He earned it. Period.
Baisley's heads had zero to do with your poor ring seal and blow by, as you mentioned, so why bring it up?
I know who did your heads....does he know you are posting this?
You have a strong running Dyna making good HP (although you need to actually make a legit pull on modern DJ software, you might get a big suprise). Big deal. Baisley makes that kind of HP in his sleep without breaking a sweat.
Paying more for the name? Really? You cant make this kind of HP on your daily driven, reliable street bike Dyna Harley in your dreams. This is Big Boy stuff, so don't pretend you are even in the same league. You got a quality product you are happy with, awesome, but remember, there is levels to this, and you are nowhere near the top. Stay in your lane...
You want to sell something-this ain't the place for it. Post it in the classifieds.
You have a 117'? Want to see real HP? Look up TXCHOPS' 117" with Baisley heads.
Here is just a sample of what Dan Baisley has done for me over the years on my street bikes, which I took to the track occasionally for some fun-
Would love to see you actually take your Dyna to the track, now that would be good...
All motor, no BS....
124"
131"
First of all, want to show someone respect? Spell his name correctly-It's BAISLEY, DAN BAISLEY, a multi World Record and Championship legend. How do you think he got that name known World Wide? He earned it. Period.
Baisley's heads had zero to do with your poor ring seal and blow by, as you mentioned, so why bring it up?
I know who did your heads....does he know you are posting this?
You have a strong running Dyna making good HP (although you need to actually make a legit pull on modern DJ software, you might get a big suprise). Big deal. Baisley makes that kind of HP in his sleep without breaking a sweat.
Paying more for the name? Really? You cant make this kind of HP on your daily driven, reliable street bike Dyna Harley in your dreams. This is Big Boy stuff, so don't pretend you are even in the same league. You got a quality product you are happy with, awesome, but remember, there is levels to this, and you are nowhere near the top. Stay in your lane...
You want to sell something-this ain't the place for it. Post it in the classifieds.
You have a 117'? Want to see real HP? Look up TXCHOPS' 117" with Baisley heads.
Here is just a sample of what Dan Baisley has done for me over the years on my street bikes, which I took to the track occasionally for some fun-
Would love to see you actually take your Dyna to the track, now that would be good...
All motor, no BS....
124"
131"
Paul,
Is that dyno chart with Dan's heads, and our intake?
Scott
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From: New York
Apparently Baisley is way over rated, and puts out an inconsistent, over rated, over priced product. Hmmm... What a joke.
If true, I vote for everyone wanting head work to go for the $299. head special (insert bargain basement deal here)......Anything more, you are a sucker, and you could have gotten the same results at a fraction of the cost.
Back to reality, Forget all Baisley's records and championships for a moment.....I am disappointed that someone, even another porter would throw shade on his product.
No one, I mean no product has zero issues. Trust me, It goes both ways, and builders, I always thought, never stepped on another builders toes.
I won't post that crap here about porters whose customers were pissed off (which may or may not be true, but it's some nasty stuff), as I don't go there, and will leave it at that as of now, but there has to be a level of respect in this industry...period.
There is plenty of business to go around.
If true, I vote for everyone wanting head work to go for the $299. head special (insert bargain basement deal here)......Anything more, you are a sucker, and you could have gotten the same results at a fraction of the cost.
Back to reality, Forget all Baisley's records and championships for a moment.....I am disappointed that someone, even another porter would throw shade on his product.
No one, I mean no product has zero issues. Trust me, It goes both ways, and builders, I always thought, never stepped on another builders toes.
I won't post that crap here about porters whose customers were pissed off (which may or may not be true, but it's some nasty stuff), as I don't go there, and will leave it at that as of now, but there has to be a level of respect in this industry...period.
There is plenty of business to go around.